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Domestic dispute over marijuana leads to 911 call and arrest
Read moreCoalgate Wallace Byrd Middle School Awards for the 2019-2020 school year are as follows:
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A Memorial Day weekend search for a missing 9-year-old Wardville boy came to a sad end on Monday. The search ended shortly before 9:00 a.m. when 9-year-old Tristan Weeden was found in a pond behind his grandparents’ home where he was living. He is the son of Jered Weeden of McAlester and Annmarie Weeden.
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The Coalgate VFW post is named Holmes-Collins Post 1198 after Charles T. Holmes and Laverne Collins, the first Coal County fatalities in WWI and WW11.
Read moreIt was the first day of a long bus trip through Spain. While strolling along a cobblestone walk during the first break, Michelle stumbled, fell, and blacked out. When she came to, she was mortified. Men and women were clustered around. Seeing she was conscious, they kept asking if she wanted to go to the hospital. From the expressions on their faces, they were clearly worried.
Read moreI know, because I was a junior at East Central State College and working part-time as a window trimmer for Montgomery Ward in Ada and refereeing high school basketball games in small schools surrounding areas. I lived in a one-room apartment four blocks from EC, which meant I walked nine blocks to work in beautiful downtown Ada if I couldn’t hitch a ride. Then on Sundays and Wednesdays, I walked 14 blocks to church, again if I couldn’t look or sound pitiful and get a ride. But I could always stop at Folgers and get a hamburger for a quarter. These are some things that could have been said about the state of the state of Oklahoma and many surrounding states during this time: Some things couldn’t be repeated in a family newspaper.
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